Maddox Adcox, 2, hugs Sparky the Fire Dog, official mascot for the National Fire Protection Association at the Combat Center Fire Department Chili Luncheon Oct. 12, 2012. - Maddox Adcox, 2, hugs Sparky the Fire Dog, official mascot for the National Fire Protection Association at the Combat Center Fire Department Chili Luncheon Oct. 12, 2012.
Lance Cpl. Christopher Flinng, block coach, Marksmanship Training Unit, sights in on the 7-yard line during his annual qualification practice firing stage at the Marksmanship Training Unit pistol range Oct. 16, 2012. - Lance Cpl. Christopher Flinng, block coach, Marksmanship Training Unit, sights in on the 7-yard line during his annual qualification practice firing stage at the Marksmanship Training Unit pistol range Oct. 16, 2012.
(From left) Longneck players Duane Gristeau, Ryker Hansen and Rian Coons run, to a team huddle during a game against the Mammoths Oct. 12, 2012 at Felix Field. - (From left) Longneck players Duane Gristeau, Ryker Hansen and Rian Coons run, to a team huddle during a game against the Mammoths Oct. 12, 2012 at Felix Field.
Gunnery Sgt. Jared Hoversten, Regimental Combat Team 7, 7th Marine Regiment, gets a goodbye kiss from his 22-month-old daughter, Kaydence, Tuesday before he boards a bus and heads to Afghanistan. - Gunnery Sgt. Jared Hoversten, Regimental Combat Team 7, 7th Marine Regiment, gets a goodbye kiss from his 22-month-old daughter, Kaydence, Tuesday before he boards a bus and heads to Afghanistan.
Families and friends cheer and hold signs as the returning members of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, march onto Del Valle Field, Sunday. Marines from Companies A, B, D, and H&S returned home from their 7-month long deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan. - Families and friends cheer and hold signs as the returning members of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, march onto Del Valle Field, Sunday. Marines from Companies A, B, D, and H&S returned home from their 7-month long deployment to Sangin, Afghanistan.
A wife of a Marine in Combat Logistics Battalion 7 patrols through a Military Opperations on Urban Terrain town during CLB-7’s Jane Wayne Day aboard the Combat Center Wednesday at Range 215. Jane Wayne Day allows loved ones and spouses to get an in-depth perspective of their Marine’s day-to-day life. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Kurkimilis) - A wife of a Marine in Combat Logistics Battalion 7 patrols through a Military Opperations on Urban Terrain town during CLB-7’s Jane Wayne Day aboard the Combat Center Wednesday at Range 215. Jane Wayne Day allows loved ones and spouses to get an in-depth perspective of their Marine’s day-to-day life. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Kurkimilis)